Restaurant Opening: ñ Opens in Dumbo

January 20th, 2010


(ñ Soho, photo by Konstantin Sergeyev)

Ñ, the tapas restaurant in Soho has opened a Dumbo location, according to Grub Street. They are holding an opening celebration tomorrow, Thursday, from 7 to 11pm and will have a live salsa band, free tapas, and sangria. Sadly, they replace one of our favorite bars, Speak Low, underneath Rice.

The official name for the new tapas restaurant is ñ/BK and will open 7 days a week, 5pm until midnight from Sunday through Thursday, and until 2am Friday and Saturday.

Per Grub Street:

“David Selig, who is an owner of both ñ and Rice, tells us the move brings him full-circle in a way — after enjoying pitchers of sangria at ñ back in 1999, developer Jed Walentas left a scribbled note on a napkin asking Selig if he’d be interested in opening a similar restaurant in Dumbo…Selig says the menu will initially be the same as the Soho location’s; this summer some “culinary nerds” from the Basque country (where Selig has spent time surfing) will help him retool it.”

ñ/BK
81 Washington Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Filed in Dumbo Food, Dumbo Retail and Businesses, Washington Street at 3:07 pm
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  • Johnson
    I just hope the service is better then Low Bar. That was the laziest bunch or just did not care. Only people in there and no one would come by to serve. Let;s hope for the best.
  • Name
    What a disappointment tonight. Lots of people. Great live band. But unless you were a friend of the owner and could get served by her on the side of the bar you were SOL. The lines were long. After waiting on three separate lines my friend and I left.
  • I stopped by as well and was too crowded to get a drink or food. It goes to show how much in demand new food options are in Dumbo. We'll try the food on another day.
  • Dumbored
    Agreed, stopped by and thought it was a total sh*tshow. Band was good, but as soon as you walked down the stairs there was no one to tell you wtf was actually going on in terms of food, drink and seating. Left after 5 minutes of wtfing.
  • ales121212
    I enjoyed the show, it was so crowded that I couldn't really place an order, so I had to get my drinks at the bar, but other than that the music was great, and I had a great time. It's been so long since I had this much fun at any of the restaurants in Washington DC.
  • nicoletereza
    Well, this is certainly exciting news. I'm always excited for new eateries in Dumbo - something we've always been sorely lacking.
  • 2cent
    do you think they will they be running that outdoor space in the summer?
  • David has confirmed that the outdoor space will be used for the restaurant.
  • Dumbored
    Yes, Definitely. Let's hope whoever Dave is hanging out with helps him "retool" the Rice menu as well.
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